[QuadList] What's wrong with this ad contest

[James Paterson]

theres no videotape on the reels? - least i cant see any on the right reel

waveform is showing nothing

its rewinding or fast forwarding but showing a color pic on a black and 
white monitor

play button is lit but its not in "play"




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Norwood" <dwnorwood at embarqmail.com>
To: "Quad List" <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:12 PM
Subject: [QuadList] What's wrong with this ad contest


> Time to get back to a quad related post.  I've often been amused by the 
> gap between the marketing folks and the actual product.  There are at 
> least 3 things wrong with the picture in this Ampex ad.  One of them is 
> even acknowledged in the text, but what are the other 2?  And for bonus 
> points, tell which year this appeared at NAB!
>
> http://www.digitrakcom.com/literature/AMPEX%20VR1100%20HB.pdf
>
> Don Norwood
> Digitrak Communications, Inc.
> www.digitrakcom.com
>
> Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.
>
> Change subject to reflect thread direction. Thanks.
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